Canada: QUEBEC: Color Line

To the Chateau Frontenac, a U.S. physician
named Dr. George Dows Cannon wired ahead for $12-a-day accommodations.
He did not mention that he and his wife were Negroes. When they showed
up, they were given a fine room overlooking the St. Lawrence. For three
days they had no trouble. Then, as they waited for a table in the
hotel's main dining room, a headwaiter told them: "We cannot serve you.
..."

Assistant Manager George Jessup explained that he had acted at the
request of white American guests. "You know what it's all about," he
said, "you're from the
States."...